Want to write for Lifehacker? We're looking for a new weekend writer, and if you're excited at the thought, then this is the post for you.

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The weekend writer should be able to work a full day on Saturday and Sunday, and should be self-sufficient, because you're going to be working by yourself a lot of the time. Also, these are important qualities to have:

The ability to check into email and chat on the weekdays. Although we're not going to be asking you to write on the weekdays, we will often assign you items and want to communicate during the week.

An excellent understanding of Lifehacker. You should be a reader, at least, but also know exactly what it is that makes us tick. It's kind of an intangible quality, knowing what kind of posts we write (and which ones we don't), but it's a vital one.

Prior writing experience. You don't need to have years and years of experience, but the experience of having written professionally is a big plus

The ability to write quickly and coherently.

Willingness to take direction.

Being a weekend Lifehacker writer is actually a pretty decent start to being a weekday Lifehacker writer. We've hired weekend people in the past, so keep that in mind as you're applying.

How do you apply?

Send all email applications to wannabeweekend@lifehacker.com with the subject Lifehacker Weekend Writer.

Include prior writing experience and links to them.

In the email, a few sentences about yourself. Good things to discuss are why you want to be a weekend writer, your interests and experience that fit with Lifehacker (programming/writing/hacking/DIY experience), and your availability (when you can start). Focus on the fact that being concise is much more effective, but write as much as you need to to tell us what experience you have and what special circumstances allow you to be a great Lifehacker weekend writer.

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We get a lot of emails, so unfortunately we can't reply to everyone. If we do contact you, it may not be immediately so please be patient. If you don't hear from us, feel free to give it another shot in the future.